Data center coverage in Gilroy, California
8 headlines archived for Gilroy — no documented moratorium or ban on file here yet. See the moratorium tracker for towns that have taken formal action, or the full story tracker to browse every place we're following.
What's been reported
8 stories tracked since 2026-08-07 across 5 outlets. 4× Local officials are moving to pause or block the project. 4× A community is pushing back on a nearby data center. Most recent: “Gilroy council approves temporary ban on new data centers” (San José Spotlight, 2026-09-16).
- Gilroy council approves temporary ban on new data centers
- Gilroy considers data center moratorium amid backlash over Amazon project
- Gilroy to vote on pausing new data center development
- Gilroy considers moratorium on new data centers
- Gilroy considers moratorium on new data centers
- Amazon data center project in Gilroy upsets locals
- Amazon circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window
- How Amazon Built a Data Center in a California Town Without Anyone Noticing
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Where the decision gets made
City Council — Zoning and land use (7 members, charter city). Amazon is building a ~49 MW data center on 56 acres under a 1981 industrial zoning — approved at staff level with no council vote or Planning Commission review. The 45-day CEQA comment window (Aug-Sep 2024) closed before most residents learned of the project.
Meets: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Where: City Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020
Public comment: In-person: up to 3 min (scaled to 2 or 1 min for 11+ or 20+ speakers). Zoom participation available. Written comments to publiccomments@cityofgilroy.org by 1:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
publiccomments@cityofgilroy.org · 408-846-0204 · website
Read from the official page on 2026-08-12. Meeting details change — confirm before you go.
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